Sealife guideThe yellowsaddle goatfishParupeneus cyclostomus
Last updated on 03/06/2024 at 11:05 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Yellowsaddle goatfish, gold-saddle goatfish
- French name: Rouget barbet doré
- Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Family name: Mullidae
- Order name: Mulliformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii

The yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) © Orlandin | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Doublebar goatfish
(Parupeneus trifasciatus)
(Parupeneus trifasciatus)

Manybar goatfish
(Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Within the same family

Freckled goatfish
(Upeneus tragula)
(Upeneus tragula)

Spotted goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
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(Ogcocephalus radiatus)
(Ogcocephalus radiatus)

Porkfish
(Anisotremus virginicus)
(Anisotremus virginicus)
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